Using Articles to Research Issues

• written by subject specialists

• dependent on reputation for relevance and accuracy

• affiliated with Royal Canadian Geographic Society, a research institution

Newspapers 

• focus on immediate, current events

• reporters  can be assigned any topic

• have very short timelines

• do not allow for in-depth research

• do not allow for extensive fact-checking

Magazines

• focus on topic areas

• journalists often specialize in specific subject areas

• have much longer timelines

• develop topics with much more depth

• more time for fact checking